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Tibetan Buddhism and Modern Physics: Toward a Union of Love and Knowledge addresses the complex issues of dialogue and collaboration between Buddhism and science, revealing connections and differences between the two. While assuming no technical background in Buddhism or physics, this book strongly responds to the Dalai Lama's "heartfelt plea" for genuine collaboration between science and Buddhism. The Dalai Lama has written a foreword to the book and the Office of His Holiness will translate it into both Chinese and Tibetan.

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The book concludes with a response to the question: "How does this expedition through the heart of modern physics and Tibetan Buddhism - from quantum mechanics, relativity, and cosmology, to emptiness, compassion, and disintegratedness - apply to today's painfully polarized world?" Despite differences and questions raised, the book's central message is that there is a solid basis for uniting these worldviews. From this basis, the message of universal compassion can accompany the spread of the scientific worldview, stimulating compassionate action in the light of deep understanding - a true union of love and knowledge.

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Critic Reviews

"Tibetan Buddhism and Modern Physics doesn't assume knowledge of either system, but takes the reader step by step from basic concepts to more complicated ones, such as the relationship of emptiness/interconnectedness to quantum nonlocality." (Shambhala Sun)

"A readable book from which lay people (in either physics or Buddhism) will learn a great deal. Thus the book serves as a very good introduction to the field as a whole." (The Global Spiral)

Tibetan Buddhism and Science

More than a basic knowledge of both subjects is needed to not get lost while listening to this book. I am a practicing Buddhist and I found myself going back over many of the sections to grasp the corollaries that Mr Mansfield was getting at. This book takes several and concentrated listenings but well worth the effort.

Iortant Book

great insights into both quantum physics and Buddhism! requires knowledge of both subjects! insights into emptiness.

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Outstanding

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